The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), proposes to enter into multiple, one year contracts for the purpose of increasing the capacity of comprehensive school reform model developers. Congress has provided funds (see House Report 825, October 19, 1998) to increase the capacity of comprehensive school reform model developers. This competition will be open to both large and small businesses, but the Department anticipates that a minimum of two awards will be set aside for small businesses. Successful offerors will be required to increase the number of qualified staff to provide technical assistance to low-achieving schools, rural schools and schools participating in the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) program. Successful offerors will also be required to improve materials to implement CSRD strategies, develop strategies for technical assistance using technology, and attend meetings in the Washington, DC area.

Requests for copies of the RFP may be made by telephone, mail, telegram, Internet, or in person. All requests shall reference the RFP number (ED-99-R-0019) and title. Telephone requests may be placed by calling 202-708-6498. Mail or telegram requests shall be sent to the following address, U.S. Department of Education/CPO, ATTN: Yolanda Abney, Room 3616, 7th & D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4443. Internet requests may be sent to Yolanda_Abney@ed.gov. Copies of the RFP may be picked up in person on the issuing date at the above address, Room 3616. Issue date is May 6, 1999 and Closing date is 2:00PM EST June 8, 1999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. The dates listed herein are subject to change.

ATTACH.ZIP (75K) - Attachments A and B to the RFP. Also, a snapshot of the RFP in MS Word 6.0/95 format - RFP formatting changes during the "snapshot" and conversion. Three files total, zipped for easy downloading. Files must be extracted using zip utility software before they can be opened in other applications.